Nice Guy is off like the start of a roller coaster ride, currently taking all the viewers on the slow but steady upward climb with everyone knowing and anticipating the drop sure to come. I liked that the drama started so quickly without doing a linear recitation of the events which led up to characters making tough decisions, like how Maru was willing to take the fall for Jae Hee, and why Eun Gi hates her dad and new young step-mom so much. We can all guess why, but I’m game for the drama showing us later when the time is right. Lee Kyung Hee likes doing this for her stories where the characters have a lot of backstory, and she’s quite good at toggling between the present and the past. After letting the first two episodes sit for a few days, I’ve come to appreciate its great balance of style and substance even more, with characters that are understandable albeit hard to relate to. Eun Gi is as hard as a diamond, Jae Hee is the easy-to-hate weak-willed first love, and Maru is so complicated and brought on so much pain himself I’m not all for his revenge plot because he could have avoided it all but for his desire to sacrifice himself for Jae Hee. I would much rather watch Eun Gi and Maru play the cat-and-mouse game and see where that leads.

Episode 3 written preview:

Maru has been hurt and betrayed by the changed Jae He, and for that Maru seeks revenge on Jae Hee by purposely getting close to Eun Gi and saving her from danger. Jae Hee becomes more and more ambitious, doing everything she can to seek the approval of the Chairman and to become a member of the Tae San Group. Eun Gi isn’t sure about how she feels towards the Maru who risked his life to save hers, but gradually her suspicion of Maru turns into curiosity……..